"Southern Copper cited assumptions of flat oil and other consumable pricing for its near-term cost estimates," Pipes commented. "Longer-term costs were guided lower on increasing low-cost production through project completion as well as greater by-product sales, with latter years also including production from Tia Maria. On these adjustments primarily, we are increasing our price target."

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